Owensboro

Historical marker location:

Jensens, Florida

( Marker is on U.S. 301/98 near Withlacoochee State Trail, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2007

The Fountain of Youth, a legendary spring that was believed to grant eternal youth to those who drank from it, was thought to be located in Florida. Juan Ponce de León is said to have been searching for it when he discovered the land that would become Florida.